The main objectives of this research are: (1) to improve the students’ competence in organization to write analytical exposition text; and (2) to improve the class situation in writing class. The preliminary research showed that the students’ skill in organizing ideas was low.
The subject of the research was 28 of eleventh grade students of Madrasah Aliyah Al-Asror Semarang in the Academic Year of 2015/2016. The research applied a classroom action research which consisted of two cycles. Each cycle consisted of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. There were two types of data in the research, quantitative and qualititative data. The quantitative data were obtained through pre test, post test 1, and post test 2. The quantitative data were taken from the writing tests. The quantitative data were analyzed by using descriptive statistic. Those data, moreover, were analyzed in order to find out the mean score. Furthernore, the qualitative data were taken from the observation, questionnaire, interview, and diary. The qualitative data were analyzed by using Constant Comparative Method as proposed by Burns consisting of five steps: assembling the data, coding the data, comparing the data, building interpretations, and reporting the outcomes.
The research findings revealed that Graphic Organizers could improve the students’ competence in organization to write analytical exposition text and it could improve the class situation in writing class. The improvement of the students’ competence in organization is indicated by the increase of the students’ organization mean score. In pre-test, it is 67. In posttest of cycle 1, the students’ organization mean score is 72 and it is 80 in posttest of cycle 2. In addition, the students also could write effective topic sentence, coherent supporting sentences, and effective concluding sentence. Moreover, they could use cohesive devices and made text structure. As the whole writing for the passing grade (KKM), the students’ writing means score improved as well. The passing grade for writing is 75. Forty percent students reached it in the posttest of cycle 1 and their writing mean score is 72. In cycle 2, all students reached the passing grade and their writing mean score is 80. In relation to the improvement of the class situation, the improvement is indicated by the students’ good participation and their activeness during the learning activities.
Based on the research findings, it is recommended for teachers to apply Graphic Organizers in teaching writing especially when they want to improve students’ skill in organizing ideas and to improve the class situation in writing class.
Keywords: Classroom Action Research, Graphic Organizers, Organization in Writing, Writing